The Republican journal., 1887-09-29

Mr.. E. F. Hanson, of this city, has recovered
from violent attack of illness, and Is again at his
carriage repository.
Rev. j. A. Savage has been appointed member
of the School committee in place of Mr.. +. w.
Brown. resigned. The appointment is good one
DIR. kigorc has bought about % acres of land
near the southerly end of Congress street, known
as the Whiting pasture, and will make it into a
hay field.
The auction sale of Texas horses at the Base
ball grounds will take place morrow (Friday,)
when the COW boys will give an exhibition of catch
ing wild horses on the plains.
The Hy,lrant Fire Co, of Belfast, passed through
mere yesterday morning. on their way to the mus
ter at Brunswick. There was a large company,
and the men looked well in their red shirts and
tremcn hats. tWatervillc Mail
Capt. SWEET had at his market in this city Tues
day 200 pounds of large eels which caught in
Long Cove, stockton. The captgin says he ships
about 200 pounds per week to New York.
Aclayon portrait of Miss Lulu May Griffin has
been photographed at kilgores gallery. The por
trait is the work of Mr.. Charles Dnsinorc, of
Windham, n II, graduate of the Massachusetts
Normal Art school Boston.
Mr. Madison Chief Deputy of Gcneral Man
son, Internal Revenue Collector at Terra
liante Indiana spent his vacation in Belfast
and Oh his return to ,luty discovered dcfal-
cation to the amount of nearly five Thousand dol
lars by Charley Ferry, son of James Ferry, the
resident deputy ut Evansville, who was appointed
| to that position by Gen. Manson's predecessor.
| Gen Manson notified the Commissioner of Inter.
nal Revenue that he would pay the amount tsi,so0}
at once. 1t is thought that Ferry's bond is good,
in which case Gen. NJ. may not lose anything per
| sonaiy Turn the rascals out.
| THo%NDIKE. Mrs. X. S. Rich and hcr two
| daughters met with quite accident few days
ago, while ON their way to Jackson When near
the East line of this town in ascending steep
hill, the horse stopped and began backing, over
turning and breaking the carriage and throwing
the ladies out Mrs. Rich was quite baly hurt,
! the daughters escaping with slight injuries. We
understand they have notified the town and ask for
damages b. + Ward is In falling health and has
been able to do but little labor for several wears.
He lost his health in the army.
PROSPECT. c. H. Nickerson Is improving his
farm and is to try quite largely seeding down
ground for hay this faIl....Albion Larrahee has
done good job clearing rocks in his field this fall
-. Charles Iittlclied ha, bought the apples in
the Bur1ecn orchard on the east cant in George
district and gathered them saturday II. l..
clifford is shingling and repairing his buildings
Herbert and Miss Annie Black made good cx
hihits at the late fair last week Prospect extends
thanks fur faVors....Miss Annie Biackman Of
| Bradford accompanied Miss Oracle Libby home
20 spend saturday and Sunday from BucNspor
| Seminary.
JACKSON \ donation WIS held last Thursday
at the residence Of Rev. u. Brac>ett of tEt, town,
hy the members Of the East Thorndike +. w Bar-
tst Church, which has been un,ier Mr. Brackett's
charge for the past years. 1t was very pleas
ant occasion to the many in attendance, and quite a
substantial remembrance was rendered by thcm to
their beloved pastor....A jolly party of ie,atyrs
Of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. II. Gechell, Of East Jack
son, to the numbcr of 2s met at his house on Fri,
'ay and pleasant day was passed by Old and
Young. In the evening the Younger members en-
Joyed a social hop at the Grange hall while the
Older ones cracked their jokes told ato, les ana, re
viewed early "reminiscences by the ireside Guests
were present from 0rland, Belfast DiNmont, Troy
and iiampdon 1t was a happy reunion. 1t is re.
ported that a town fair will be held this fall and
a meeting for election OF officers fixing the date
and making other necessary arrangements is called
for next saturday p. m....... Mark $. Stiles, the
oldest citizen of this town, passed his ninctcth
birthday the 18th of this month. He came from
Manchester Mass, in ls0a and has resided in this
town since. He is still hale and hearty and
retains all his faculties To a remarkable degree
MORRILL, Mrs. Elisha Merriam returned last
week from visit to her daughter, Mrs. Freeman
sheldon, who lives in 0lamon. Mr. sheldon lea Sed
q large steam mill there last Spring for the season
and keeps ten men constantly in his employ. lie
will return to Belfast Morri this Autumn. .....
Mrs. } r. Mc&rs has recently made Il visit to her
relative cup river" ".,..Mr Kendall, manufacturer
Of the Dirigo Grain Fertilizer and the >agadahot
supcrphosphate was in town last week and gave
an interesting lecture Wednesday evening before
Honesty Grange on Commercial fcrtiiizers.' Mr.
Kendall while here was the guest of Air. f. \
Grey, and With him visited several OF Our progrcs
sive farmers and their farms in Morrill, and Bel
fast. Mrs. Martha Merriam has been yciy lex
hut i now much BETTER. Corn and potatoe. arl
being harvested, the former looking ucit tine uttl
coming out badly ruticd.. Rescue Lodge. lt OF
q. r., was visited At their last regular meeting hy
a dozen members Of Scar>mont Lodge. state Cuu
stable Mitchell was also present. An inter, sting
y programme was carried out consisting, af nu~t
1 rectations, determinations, etc. This Lodge mum
n bcEe over one hundred members and Air Mitchell
+ pronounces il the best lodGe i'll the county.
CAsrI>E. The scmi-annlla meeting. of the Han
cock county Conference Of Congl churches take
place here this week beginning Monday afternoon
ttnitc large delegations are here from the rlintrcn
churches, and the meetings give promise OF an in
telesting season. Russell, sonot Capt Lafayette
and Jane Perkins, lately died Of Hrights tliscas,
. at his home in orriugton, aged Is years. Hi rc
!, ! mains brought here for BURIAL il briU. thu